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TIL - It is not the shrapnel from a bomb that usually kills a disposal expert. It’s the shock wave. The sudden change in internal and external pressure causes the internal organs to explode. This is called “Blast Induced Barotrauma”. Bomb suits are nearly invulnerable to projectiles.

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9wNoB TIL that in 1951, Clint Eastwood survived an ocean plane crash off point Reyes. Surviving the initial impact, Eastwood miraculously swam back to shore after being thrown off his life raft, in rough shark infested water. He was 21 years old.
5YlkB TIL Mozart had a pet starling, which he bought after hearing him sing an excerpt from one of his pieces. After the starling died, Mozart wrote a humorous poem, which he read at its elaborate funeral.
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xax7 TIL that the proof for 1+1=2 is 52 steps long